their small numbers . yet australian involvement was barely noticed at home at the time and made little difference to the outcome of the war . total casualties included 10 killed and 40 wounded , with most deaths being from disease during operations in mesopotamia . in october 1927 , hm ##as adelaide was called to the british solomon islands protectorate as part of a pun ##itive expedition in response to the killing of a district officer and sixteen others by kw ##ai ##o natives at sin ##ala ##gu on the island of mala ##ita on 3 october , known as the mala ##ita massacre . arriving at tu ##lag ##i on 14 october , the ship proceeded to mala ##ita to protect the landing of three platoon
their small numbers. yet australian involvement was barely noticed at home at the time and made little difference to the outcome of the war. total casualties included 10 killed and 40 wounded, with most deaths being from disease during operations in mesopotamia. in october 1927, hmas adelaide was called to the british solomon islands protectorate as part of a punitive expedition in response to the killing of a district officer and sixteen others by kwaio natives at sinalagu on the island of malaita on 3 october, known as the malaita massacre. arriving at tulagi on 14 october, the ship proceeded to malaita to protect the landing of three platoon